Output raster datasets from Apalachicola Regional Restoration Initiative Open Pine Ecological Condition Model (2023)

Output raster datasets from the 2023 Ecological Condition Model (ECM) for open pine ecosystems in the Apalachicola Regional Restoration Initiative (ARRI) area of the eastern Florida Panhandle. Our goal was to develop an ECM that would span all lands in the Apalachicola Regional Restoration Initiative (ARRI) area. As such, we used only datasets that were available throughout this region and did not rely on any corporate data layers from specific landowners. Furthermore, we sought to assess ecological condition at a high enough resolution to inform management decisions down to the level of individual forest stands. By taking this approach, we hoped to create ecological condition scores that could be used to inform restoration activities across all lands, and which could be updated through time to measure progress and to gauge the effectiveness of management activities. Output raster datasets include ecological condition for canopy, midstory and groundcover/shrub layers as well as overall ecological condition. Each raster contains ranked scores of estimated ecological condition: 1- Excellent, 2- Good, 3-Fair, and 4-Poor. NOTE- These outputs were created using tools stored in this repository: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8236853 as well as several raster input layers stored in this repository: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8234220.